(ANSA) - Turin, January 15 - Whirlpool unit Embraco on Monday
confirmed it was shutting down its Italy production with the
closure of its plant at Riva di Chieri near Turin and 497 job
losses, unions said Monday.
There are no plans to keep the plant open, despite industry
ministry proposals, the unions said.
On Thursday the firm will meet labour ministry officials to
assess the possibility of using government redundancy funds.
Embraco will meet unions again on January 24.
Embraco last Wednesday started the process of firing 497 of
its 537 workers at the Riva di Chieri plant.
The factory's trade unions announced the move, which comes
three months after the company decided to cut production there,
shifting it to other factories in the group.
Embraco makes compressors for fridges.
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